Larry Hardy vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Hardy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Hardy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.29 and WHIP 1.929 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Larry Hardy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Joe Murray

Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.29
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
10.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
42.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
5.93
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.802
1.802
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
36.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.29
42.29
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Joe Murray

Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Joe Murray

Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.42
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.96
-44.49
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA